The India-Pakistan conflict gave China’s defense industry a rare opportunity to showcase its weapons in combat.

Syria’s future is troubled by continuing massacres of minority communities, yet the country holds promise as Saudi Arabia looks set to wield the most influence.

Europe’s innovation potential is held back not by a lack of talent, but by structural barriers in taxation, labor policy and migration.

Transnational organized crime poses an increasingly serious threat to public safety, democratic governance and state legitimacy in Latin America. Once primarily concentrated in countries like Mexico ...

European leaders warn that activist judges are hijacking democracy and paralyzing sovereign national policies to manage illegal migration.

The U.S. is prioritizing trade alignments on the basis of economic security The UK has acquiesced to a deal impacting its Chinese supply chains Beijing and Brussels are likely to challenge ...

Developments and disruptive events are happening in Europe’s neighborhood.

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Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea is on the rise, and there are several political hurdles preventing the issue from being tackled adequately.

Shifting regional dynamics and increased Chinese investment are reshaping the geopolitical balance in Central Asia, with Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan at the center.

An expanded BRICS, with more nations seeking to join the group, is emblematic of a changing world order and more clout for the Global South.